tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post6608167457309884242..comments2013-05-08T11:45:50.083-05:00Comments on The Hope Chest: Tackling AnachronismsHope Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04016184101235877821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post-7187860340307583712011-08-22T23:24:29.469-05:002011-08-22T23:24:29.469-05:00You&#39;re welcome! Thank you for your comments, a...You&#39;re welcome! Thank you for your comments, and also for following my blog! :)Hope Chastainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016184101235877821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post-10126345018162869902011-08-22T15:48:12.918-05:002011-08-22T15:48:12.918-05:00Great post. This really hits the nail on the head...Great post. This really hits the nail on the head in an entertaining and readable fashion. <br /><br />I have been struggling with teaching my fellow collaborative writers about the dangers of anachronisms for some time now. Some of the most dangerous are in the flow and rhythm of speech. It&#39;s so important not to use jarring modern slang.<br /><br />Thanks for a lucid view of this topic.Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post-85662484908461371492011-08-21T08:44:54.037-05:002011-08-21T08:44:54.037-05:00PS Love your research page! BTW, the book on which...PS <i>Love</i> your research page! BTW, the book on which the film <i>Somewhere In Time</i> is based was originally set in the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego County. The filmmakers wanted to shoot it there, but the Hotel is booked year-round, and they couldn&#39;t accommodate the crew. The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island closes after the summer season, however, which made it a perfect second choice!Hope Chastainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016184101235877821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post-36169515640706753702011-08-21T08:36:06.622-05:002011-08-21T08:36:06.622-05:00LOL! I know just what you mean! That&#39;s why res...LOL! I know just what you mean! That&#39;s why research is a double-edged sword. :)<br /><br />Thank you for bringing <b>peeved</b> to my attention! (I <i>may</i> know whom you mean.) I think all writers of historical fiction (and I include people writing anything before they are old enough to remember clearly, even in their own lifetime) should have an etymological dictionary from the time they are writing. Of course, the first English dictionary was Dr. Johnson&#39;s, so that isn&#39;t possible for every time frame! A really good dictionary, in my opinion, needs to have the origin of the word and the year, or at least the decade, of its first common usage. <br /><br />Slang is another pet &quot;peeve&quot; of mine! ;) Most people are unaware that the sixties&#39; &quot;groovy&quot; originated with the invention of phonograph records. It fell out of use during the thirties through the fifties, but picked up again in the late sixties. <br /><br />Maybe you and I can pool our resources and come up with a website for writers that has a dictionary with dates, places (e.g., used in Canada exclusively, or Australia, or the U.S., etc.). I haven&#39;t visited your research page yet, because I wanted to reply right away. If it&#39;s as good as I expect it to be, I&#39;d love to link to it from here and also my webpage!<br /><br />Thank you for commenting!Hope Chastainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016184101235877821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104516438126525797.post-44071800159261346202011-08-17T20:41:13.937-05:002011-08-17T20:41:13.937-05:00I caught a tweet about your site, Hope and decided...I caught a tweet about your site, Hope and decided to take a look.<br /><br />I think the anachronism that bugs me the most is the word, <b>peeved</b>. <br /><br />The origin of this word is 1905-10, yet I&#39;ve read it in 2 recent books, both historicals, and one was up for an award for best book of the year. <br /><br />When I mentioned to the author of the latter book how jarring it was to see peeved in a historical, she was of the opinion that it didn&#39;t matter. She said something to the effect that we can&#39;t be expected to research <i>every</i> word to see if it matched the time period. That same book used 3 other words that were years ahead of their time. And no, it didn&#39;t win the award.<br /><br />Although I still read that author&#39;s books because they are highly emotional and entertaining, I won&#39;t ever sit in on any of her workshops or attend any courses she may give because, to put it bluntly, I just can&#39;t trust her. Historically speaking. <br /><br />Actually, I discuss this very topic on the <a href="http://www.anitamaedraper.com/research.html" rel="nofollow">Research page</a> of my new website. I also talk about the relevant movie, <b>Somewhere in Time</b>. <br /><br />btw, I didn&#39;t know what anachronism meant until I read your post. I may have to change my research page now. Not sure if I should thank you or bless you for that. lol<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.com